ISASMELT™ plants are installed or are being constructed around the world with plants in Australia, Belgium, China, Germany, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Peru, USA and Zambia. ISASMELT™ is a unique, clean smelting technology and is responsible for about 10% of the world’s annual copper production.
ISASMELT™ can improve environmental performance in smelters whilst simultaneously reducing operating costs. All customers cite significant improvements for environmental management with a considerable decrease in harmful emissions. View more details on ISASMELT™ advantages for your operation.
For more information on ISASMELT™ installations around the world, click on the links to the left.
| Year |
Owner |
Location |
Type |
Capacity |
| 1991 |
Mount Isa Mines Limited |
Mount Isa Australia |
Primary Lead Smelter |
60,000 tpa Lead metal |
| 1991 |
Britannia Refined Metals |
Northfleet UK |
Secondary Lead Smelter |
30,000 tpa Lead Metal |
| 1992 |
FMI Miami |
Arizona USA |
Copper Smelter |
700,000 tpa Copper Concentrate |
| 1992 |
Mount Isa Mines Limited |
Mount Isa Australia |
Copper Smelter |
1,000,000 tpa Copper Concentrate |
| 1996 |
Sterlite |
Tuticorin India |
Copper Smelter |
500,000 tpa Copper Concentrate |
| 1997 |
Umicore Precious Metals |
Hoboken Belgium |
Secondary Copper, Lead & Precious Metal Smelter |
360,000 tpa Mixed Feed |
| 2000 |
Metal Reclamation Industries |
Pulau Indah Malaysia |
Secondary Lead Smelter |
40,000 tpa Lead Metal |
| 2002 |
Hüttenwerke Kayser |
Lünen Germany |
Secondary Copper Smelter |
150,000 tpa Scrap Copper |
| 2002 |
Yunnan Copper |
Kunming China |
Copper Smelter |
800,000 tpa Copper Concentrate |
| 2005 |
Sterlite |
Tuticorin India |
Copper Smelter |
1,300,000 tpa Copper Concentrate |
| 2005 |
Yunnan Metallurgical Group |
Qujing China |
Lead Smelter |
160,000 tpa Lead Concentrate |
| 2006 |
Mopani Copper Mines |
Mufulira Zambia |
Copper Smelter |
650,000 tpa Copper Concentrate |
| 2007 |
Southern Peru Copper |
Ilo Peru |
Copper Smelter |
1,200,000 tpa Copper Concentrate |
| 2009 |
Yunnan Copper |
Chambishi Zambia |
Copper Smelter |
350,000 tpa Copper Concentrate |
| 2009 |
Yunnan Copper |
Chuxiong China |
Copper Smelter |
500,000 tpa Copper Concentrate |
| Not Yet Commissioned |
Yunnan Copper |
Liangshan China |
Copper Smelter |
500,000 tpa Copper Concentrate |
| Not Yet Commissioned |
Sterlite |
Tuticorin India |
Copper Smelter |
1,360,000 tpa Copper Concentrate |
| Not Yet Commissioned |
Yunnan Metallurgical Group |
Huize China |
Lead Smelter |
160,000 tpa Lead Concentrate |
| Not Yet Commissioned |
Kazzinc |
Ust-Kamenogorsk Kazakhstan |
Lead Smelter |
300,000 tpa Lead Concentrate |
| 2011 |
Kazzinc |
Ust-Kamenogorsk Kazakhstan |
Copper Smelter |
290,000 tpa Copper Concentrate |
| Not Yet Commissioned |
Doe Run Peru |
La Oroya Peru |
Copper Smelter |
280,000 tpa Copper Concentrate |